Home is Where the Heart Lives

Life is the ultimate ceremony

and how we live, is the ritual.

From a very young age, I was consumed by questioning the meaning of life, a hunger to understand pain and suffering, and the resilience of the human spirit.

My early childhood experiences of trauma and unexpected loss haunted me throughout my teenage years and early 20s until I could no longer distract from the pain, and the initiation to my healing journey was born. A family tragedy and an unexpected accident catalyzed my life path and purpose.

My pain had provided me with my purpose.

I have spent the last 17+ years working with groups and individuals in private practice, clinics, hospitals, corporations, residential treatment homes, community centers, non-profits, and teaching abroad. My studies training and specialties include:

Clinical Psychology, Neuroscience, Somatic Psychotherapy, Attachment-Based EMDR, Hakomi Mindfulness, CBT & DBT, Transcendental Meditation, Native American Medicine Teachings, Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy, Dream Weaving, Eco-Psychology, Retreat and Event Facilitation, Clinical Holistic Nutrition, and Workplace Wellness and Health Promotion.

Dream your sweet dreams and let your heart bring them into waking reality.

As a teenager, I wanted to be many things “when I grew up”, including a dancer, a musician, an equine trainer, a journalist, and a writer. I began to pursue journalism at age 16. I worked for my university newspaper, The Silhouette (McMaster University) for 3 years as a production editor (+1 year internship). I loved the world of writing, editing, and creating and graduated with honors in history and a Master’s in Clinical Psychology.

It takes courage to say “Yes” to life every day.

I am deeply committed to my path and human growth, I choose to remember the beauty of the human spirit, the depth of a broken open heart, and living with humility. Each day my practice is dedicated to deepening self-love through self-compassion, self-respect, and self-acceptance.

Our story needs to be shared in a safe company and community and when we are ready to turn the page and write a new story, we can ask our heart to guide us and our body to remember who we are.

I support my clients in finding their sacred path and becoming their teachers to heal themselves. My clients have all the answers they seek, and we work together as a team to recover them.

Building safety, trust, and a solid therapeutic relationship is critical when healing from trauma, loss, and pain. Together, we find and gently focus on the heart of the matter, moving slowly to uncover what is calling your attention, deeper than your mind.

This work’s foundation is helping clients to awaken intuition, self-compassion, and acceptance at a cellular level, to live a more heart-centered life.

Together we find the beauty and purpose in pain, fully express it, and alchemize the darkness into something purposeful.

We honor our feelings, including our defenses that we may need at the time. When ready, we give ourselves time and space to share, express, and re-write our story.

Our healing journey is deeply sacred and allows us to become the person we were born to be. The one we are waking up to remember.

Professional Credentials

  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT, California)

  • Registered Psychotherapist Qualifying (RPQ, Ontario, Canada) 

  • Psychedelic-Assisted Therapist Provider (PATP, Colorado)

  • Workplace Wellness & Health Promotion Facilitator (Toronto)

  • Certified Nutritional Practitioner (CNP, Toronto)

Education, Training & Clinical Practice

  • Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology (Antioch University)

  • Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (Integrative Psychiatry Institute)

  • EMDR Training, Level 1 (EMDRIA)

  • Certification in Somatic Experiencing (Antioch University, Santa Barbara)

  • Hakomi Mindfulness Training, Level 1 (Hakomi Institute of California)

  • Family, Attachment Therapy and Reunification Program, Kids & Families Together (Ventura, CA)

  • Trauma Resiliency & Matrix Model of Addiction, Aegis Treatment Center (Santa Barbara, CA)

  • Group Practice, Bay Area CBT Center (San Francisco, CA)

  • Group Practice, Silverlake Psychology (Los Angeles, CA)

  • Group Practice, Acorn Counseling (Ojai, Ventura, Santa Barbara, CA)

  • Residential Treatment, Pure Recovery California (Oxnard, CA)

  • Group Practice, Thrive Counseling (Ontario, Canada)

  • Transcendental Meditation Training, Maharishi Foundation (San Diego, CA)

  • Contributing Writer, Parvati Magazine (online)

  • Clinical Nutritionist, CustomVite Nutrition (Toronto)

  • Diploma in Applied Holistic Nutrition, Institute of Holistic Nutrition

  • Nutrition Facilitator, 16-Week Heart Health & Diabetes Program, Toronto General Hospital

  • Diploma in Workplace Wellness & Health Promotion, Centennial College

  • Clinical Nutritionist, D’ Avignon Digestive Health Center (Toronto)

  • Certified Reflexologist, Reflexology Association of Canada Ontario

  • Oprah's Ambassadors Program Facilitator, Free The Children (Toronto)

  • Teaching English Overseas, (Seoul, South Korea)

  • Production Editor, The Silhouette McMaster University Newspaper